All Appalachian Power customers
are seeing an average 25 to 38 percent
rate hike.

The more electricity you use, the
higher your rate.
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WE'VE BEEN HOLDING OUR PRICES DOWN AND
IT'S JUST BEEN TOO LONG OF A TIME TO
KEEP THOSE PRICES DOWN WITHOUT HURTING
THE RELIABILITY OF SERVICE.
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APPALACHIAN POWER SAYS IT'S LAST
INCREASE WAS IN 1993 AND RISING
EXPENSES ON THEIR END HAVE FORCED THEM
TO PASS SOME OF THOSE COSTS ALONG TO
THE CUSTOMER.

THE COMPANY SAYS IT COULDN'T
GRADUALLY INCREASE THE RATES BECAUSE
THIS WAS THEIR FIRST OPPORTUNITY SINCE
2000 TO ASK FOR AN INCREASE AND THEY
WERE UNSURE WHEN THEY WOULD HAVE
ANOTHER CHANCE TO MAKE A REQUEST.
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OQ= Yet that's a big adjustment for

Cowher to handle.
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WHEN YOU GET SLAPPED FOR $100 A MONTH
AND YOU WORK FOR A LIVING AND YOU JUST
ARE NOT USED TO HAVING TO PAY THAT
MUCH. IT DOES NOTICE OUT OF YOUR
BUDGET.
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OQ= Cowher is now looking at ways to

conserve because he has to use
electricity and he can't switch to
another provider. Aleesha Chaney, News
7, Roanoke County.>>
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GRAPHIC=Electric Rates Virginia law allows Appalachian

Power to increase your rates even
though they have not yet been approved.

The company hopes to have a
decision by March.

If the increase is denied,
customers will receive a refund with
interest.

By 20-20 there will be nearly one
and a half million people 65- or older
living in Virginia.

To help those with dementia or
other memory illnesses, the House and
Senate have passed bills creating a
Senior Alert.

Designed by State Police, it will
help mobilize law enforcement officers
within two hours once a senior citizen
is reported missing.
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*CG 2line Del. Allen Dudley
(R) Rocky Mount

*CG 2line Bob McDonnell

Virginia Attorney General
:12 1:19:24 DEL. ALLEN DUDLEY/(R) ROCKY
MOUNT: WHEN AN OLDER PERSON WANDERS
OFF AND THEY BECOME DISORIENTED YOU
KNOW WE CAN'T WAIT UNTIL WE CHECK NEW
JERSEY AND EVERYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY TO
SEE IF THEY MIGHT HAVE GONE OFF
SOMEWHERE. 11

1:13:11 BOB McDONNELL: NO MATTER HOW
GOOD CARETAKER OR THE FAMILY MEMBER IS
YOU CAN'T WATCH SOMEBODY 24 HOURS A DAY
AND THESE KINDS OF EVENTS CAN HAPPEN
AND THIS WILL TRIGGER AN IMMEDIATE
RESPONSE. 08
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response.

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The Senior Alert program would
not be imposed on localities
automatically.

They would have the option to
chose whether or not to participate.
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*CG locator Martinsville
File Tape A representative from Mann,
Armistead and Epperson out of Richmond
is optimistic about how Bassett,
Stanley and Hooker furniture are
responding to the increased demand of
imported furniture - which has replaced
domestic lines at many companies.

Hooker recently announced next
month it will make mass cuts to its
employment staff to stay financially
sound.

Even so, business analysts
believe Hookers managers are "among the
smartest people in the business."
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"Your small mind that used that calf as
news and a side show only makes this
old country boy and veteran sad," David
Hawk wrote. "The people that pay should
have a child like that and see if they
would put them on TV, have them stuffed
and sold to the highest bidder."

And even our Feedback segment about
coyotes is generating feedback, like
this from a man in Rocky Mount:

"...One viewer made a comment that some

did not complain about the murders ands
rapes along with other things on the
news. I, for one, DO voice my opinion
about these things. I am an animal
*lover*, and I think that it is a
tragedy that these Coyotes are trapped,
made to suffer, and finally killed in
the name of progress. "

If you have a comment about the news or
how we covered it let us know by
letter, email or phone. With News-7
Feedback, I'm Jean Jadhon.

attacks happened in the same
neighborhood. They are is focusing on
Morwanda Street, near the Roanoke-Salem
line in Northwest Roanoke.

Officials say anyone who had contact
with a black and white cat in that area
to get in touch with the health
department, or their doctor
immediately.

The health department is reminding the
public to avoid wild animals and to
make sure their pets are vaccinated.

tape 507-02 @ 25:30

In other news, The L-O-A Area
Agency on Aging is giving out heaters
and paying the heating bills for some
low-income seniors, thanks to a
50-thousand dollar grant from the
Foundation for the Roanoke Valley.

Seniors are especially vulnerable to
the cold weather.

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AS YOU BECOME OLDER YOUR BODY
CIRCULATION SLOWS DOWN. IT'S NOT AS
EFFICIENT AS WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER. AND
OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS BEGAN TO PLAY
A ROLE 11 DIABETES, HEART DISEASE,
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE LIMIT THE
BODY ABILITY TO MAINTAIN A WARM
DISTRIBUTION OF BLOOD FLOW
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Seniors who need help can contact
the LOA.

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Women who exercise over the long
term have reported a reduction in the
intensity and frequency of hot flashes.

Nancy Reame says deep breathing
techniques like used in yoga may also
help. But she warned the crowd at
Carilion's Women's Health University
that women who smoke have the most
severe ones. She says hotflashes are
also worse in obese women.

tape 506-04 @ 1:35:05

And finally medical news,

During the week of February 7
through 14 -- Virginia is bring
attention to children like Eric Russ

who was born with a heart defect. His
family hopes by recognizing congenital
heart awareness week other parents will
know they are not alone.
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WE THINK ABOUT HEART ATTACKS IN ADULTS
AND HOW CRITICAL THAT IS HOW THAT IS
WHEN IT'S YOUR CHILD IT'S REALLY
DEVASTATING TO YOU 03 WE WANT PEOPLE TO
KNOW IT'S OK, IT DOES HAPPEN, THERE ARE
PEOPLE OUT THERE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU
AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THROUGH IT
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Baseball hall of fame induction
ceremony is taking place tonight at the
Salem Civic Center.

Mike Stevens has more on this
year's class of inductees, the hall's
new home and tonight's guest speaker.
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*CG 2line Posey Oyler
Hall of Fame President
:22

*CG 2line Ken Macha
Hall of Fame Inductee
:57

*CG standup Mike Stevens
mstevens@wdbj7.com

1:40

*CG 2line Frank Howard
382 Career Homers
1:57

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banquet, but soon fans will have a
chance to actually check out some of
the hall of fame material year round.
The local hall's new facility located
next to Salem Memorial Stadium hopes to
open this spring by the first of May.

POSEY OYLER

This year's class of four
inductees includes Ken Macha - most
recently the Manager of the Oakland
A's. Macha was a catcher with the old
Salem Pirates and played on the 1972
championship team.

KEN MACHA

This year's other three inductees
have been valuable resources in their
respective communities. Charlie
Hammersley took care of Salem's parks
and rec department for 30 years, Wally
Beagle has run the Commonwealth Games

baseball competition for a decade and
Elbert Powell has given over 40 years
of his life to the betterment of
baseball in Franklin County.

BITES

This year's guest of honor was
former Washington Senator all-star
Frank Howard.

Hondo - hit over 400 homers and
drove in over 11 hundred runs in his
big league career.

Last year at this time, David
Gilliland was driving a sponsorless car
part time in the Busch Series. But now
he'll lead the pack to the green flag
in the Great American Race.
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*CG locator Daytona Beach, FL
Fox Sports Jeff Gordon went out early in the
:00 round and held down the 2nd spot for
awhile but settled for 7th fastest.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. laid the
hammer down but could only record the
23rd best time today.

Gilliland was the man to beat,
pushing the limit at 186.32 miles an
hour to grab the pole position.

His Yates teammate Ricky Rudd
after a year off, nearly knocked him
off the top spot, but instead will race
right beside him next Sunday. The rest
of the field will be set in Thursday's
qualifying races.
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